Saint-Gilles-de-Crétot (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒil də kʁeto]) is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
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.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Saint-Gilles-de-Crétot | |
  Saint-Gilles-de-Crétot  Saint-Gilles-de-Crétot | |
| Coordinates: 49°33′33″N 0°38′43″E / 49.5592°N 0.6453°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Normandy |
| Department | Seine-Maritime |
| Arrondissement | Rouen |
| Canton | Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine |
| Intercommunality | Caux Seine Agglo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2026–32) | Didier Bénard[1] |
Area 1 | 6.02 km2 (2.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 377 |
| • Density | 62.6/km2 (162/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 76585 /76490 |
| Elevation | 32–141 m (105–463 ft) (avg. 135 m or 443 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editA small farming village situated in the Pays de Caux, some 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Rouen near the junction of the D40 with the D440 road.
Heraldry
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The arms of Saint-Gilles-de-Crétot are blazoned : Azure, an armed senestrochere argent holding a lance palewise Or, from which a banner argent a bend wavy gules.
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Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 188 | — |
| 1975 | 182 | −0.46% |
| 1982 | 194 | +0.92% |
| 1990 | 253 | +3.37% |
| 1999 | 268 | +0.64% |
| 2007 | 336 | +2.87% |
| 2012 | 437 | +5.40% |
| 2017 | 434 | −0.14% |
| 2023 | 377 | −2.32% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Places of interest
edit- The church of St. Gilles, dating from the sixteenth century.
- Two châteaux, de La Viézaire and de La Picottière.
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 5 May 2026.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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